Golf practice apparatus



Jan. 28, 1969 D. GREENHOUSE 3,424,464

GOLF PRACTICE APPARATUS Filed Dec. 12, 1966 INVENTOR. DAVID GREENHOUSEATTOR/VE K Patented Jan. 28, 1969 the frame 10, that there will be anopen edge 18 and a central opening 16 adapted to be used as a golf cupand to receive a moving golf ball which is struck properly, to

3,424,464 GOLF PRACTICE APPARATUS David Greenhouse, Warren, N.J.,assignor to Arlen be aimed toward said edge 18 and the central opening16. Trophy .company Nmth Plamfield a The term golf cup is used in itsgeneric sense to mean corporation of New York 5 Filed 12, 1966 600,966an enclosure with an entrance mto which a golf ball may US. Cl. 273-1781 Claim be almed- Int, Cl. A63}, 57/00, 53/16; A47 29/00 Recessed porton12 1s longitudinal in shape, and is adapted to receive the club head 26of a golf club 28. Golf club 28 has a telescopic shaft 30 and a clubhandle ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE 32. Recessed portion 14 is circularand is adapted to en- A peripherally extending vertical wall having apassage compass a golf, ban

therethrough communicating with a circular opening when tha mvemlonassembled as Ornamental Simulating a Putting cup The top Surface of theWall has stand, the ash tray 24, or other useful article, wlll rest afirst aperture for removably supporting a golf ball 15 on the Stand mean10 generally 9 P Pomon and a second aperture for removably Supportingthe head the golf club 28- Will be fitted withln longn-udmal slot or ofa golf club having an extensible Shaft An article such recess 12, andthe golfball w1ll be resting 1n its recess 14. as a clock or an ash traymay be Supported in the open The club 28 Wlll have its shaft 30telescoped to lts shorter ing simulatinga putting cup, posltlon. When itis deslred to use the inventlon as a 20 golf playing device, the ashtray 24, or other article is removed. The platform 10 is placed on thefloor, or other This invention relates to a combination stand for anPlaying Surface and the 34 and club 30 usefd article of utility and agame device; for example, a stand m the usual manner to the ball 34 thatIt f for an ash tray, ash receiver, clock or other type of areflter 9edge 18 and go i open pomon 16 as ticle adapted to be Placed on a deskor table Stand dlcated 1n FIG. 4 of the drawings. When golf club 28 1sgether with a golf club and a gold ball arranged in such P as agolf.d.evlce shaft 30 1S telescoped outwardly to a way to provide anornamental article which could also Its logger posmon' be used as apractice golf putting device While I have described my invention 11'}its preferred I also provide a removable collapsible golf club as aform, there are other forms WhlCh 1t may take w1thout part of theinvention which may be collapsed when the 30 depamng from Spmt a scopeof the Invention i device is used as an ornamental device, and may beext f f to b Protected for all forms commg tended for use as a golf clubwhen the invention is used Wlthm the clalms .herembelow' as a gamedevice. Wherefore I 6.1mm:

I also provide for the stand portion which holds the G practiceapparaiuspomprismg a Puttmg tiirget article of utility to be used as agolf cup when the article mcludmg a vemcany Ppstanqmg Penpheral wallhaving a of utility is remcved top surface and defining a circularopening simulating a The invenion is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawgolf putting f having a passage therethrough ings in which:communlcatmg with said openlng so that a golf ball may FIG. 1 is aperspective view with the shaft of the golf 40 be Putted thrlmgh Sai.dinto d p the top club in collapsed position, and an ash receiver Shownsurface of sald wall including a first aperture removably mounted on theStand in dottedlines; supporting a golf ball, and a second elongatedaperture FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view of the device as shown inwhich removably supported the head of golf club in FIG 1; having atelescopically extensible shaft which may be FIG. 3 is an elevationalView of the golf club of the 4 lengthened for use in puttlng said ball1nto said target device with thg shaft in extended position; and andshortened and supported on said target to provide FIG. 4 is an explodedtop plan view showing the elean Ornamental devlcements of the device inposition for putting the ball into the golf cup portion of the stand.References Clted simillar numerals refer to similar parts throughout theUNITED STATES PATENTS severa views.

The invention comprises a main body portion such 235 2 as a stand 10having a recessed portion 12, another 2 413 5/1952 Wan 131 240 recessedportion 14, a centrally open portion 16, and an 3o65971 11/1962 Colesopen side edge 18. There may be a reinforcing strip 20 associated withthe open side edge 18. I may provide a OTHER REFERENCES rabbited edge 22around the upper rim of opening 16 as House and Garden, July 1963,

a seat for an ash tray, or ash receiver 24. The ash tray is illustratedas a useful article which may be combined RICHARD C. PINKHA'M PrimaryExaminer with the ornamental device of the invention. This could besubstituted with a clock, a writing pad or any other GEORGE MARLOAss'stam Exammertype of useful article which would normally be used at aU S Cl X R desk or table, the only requirement being that when the ashreceiver 24, or such other article, is removed from 248346; 27362, 81.2,162

